By piffasss
Wed Jan 11, 2017 12:58 pm
Im just thinking, they are going to come back with something inevitably, so what are everyones thoughts?
Wormhelmet wrote: I think they will watch Akai's success or failure on a standalone and see how people are most using them
Wormhelmet wrote:When Maschine first came out I got real excited thinking it was a standalone. Later on I realized it was never gonna happen. They need to sell Komplete and sftware bundles. Doesn't make sense for them to do a standalone. Even if it crossed their minds, I think they will watch Akai's success or failure on a standalone and see how people are most using them. They won't even release a decent version for iPad and I think that is a good indication of their stance on porting Maschine to anything else for other than a sketchpad for music ideas.
MeSoHordey wrote:Akai is struggling to stay relevant. They'll always have a niche, loyal fan base but the world has largely moved on.
Wormhelmet wrote:Akai only has to make one stable version of exactly what they are promising now and if they abandon support after that, it is less drastic than abandoning software/controller support. Roland doesn't support the MV series anymore and I still bought one and use it with much pleasure. Akai doesn't support their older standalones any longer but people still snapping those up too. Much much less critical on continued support if the product is a stable standalone.
Of course I would hope a company stands by their product for years, but if its good and does not have glaring issues, people will use it and keep buying up used as well.
Wormhelmet wrote:Akai doesn't support their older standalones any longer but people still snapping those up too. Much much less critical on continued support if the product is a stable standalone.